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CHIN-CHENG PROBABLE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TEST FACILITY, CHINA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78T05698A000300010071-6
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
August 16, 2011
Sequence Number: 
71
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
October 13, 1977
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010071-6 National Photographic Interpretation Center S -71 E IMAGERY INFORMATION REPORT CHIN-CHENG PROBABLE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TEST FACILITY, CHINA (S) (S/WNINTEL) A probable aircraft engine test facility (Figure 1) was identified 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Chin-cheng, Shansi Province, China, This facility was previously designated Chin-cheng Fabrication Industry (S/WNINTEL) In the engine test area, four probable aircraft engine test cells (Figure 2) were in various stages of early construction in a ravine approximately 500 meters northwest of the engineering/shop area. (S/WNINTEL) An engine preparation/test cell section was under con- struction at two cells. These sections, approximately 30 by 8 by 9 meters, will probably be identical. The vertical exhaust ports were in various construction phases and were partially enclosed by building staging. (S/WNINTEL) The engineering/shop area contained six modern, light fabrication/shop buildings and two probable engineering/test preparation buildings. The housing/support area at the facility contained multistory, apartment-type buildings. 25X1 25X1 ON AMONG NOTICE Senstive 1,1611Igence Sources end aa.thoa Irnolved Cl.ulhsd by 009907 Eumpl horn General Declsu!ho.lion Schedule of E. 0. 11652, ...motion catpory 59(2) Autom.nc.lly declss.iS.d on ear. Imptua.M. to an min. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010071-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010071-6 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010071-6

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